16 Best Medical schools in Belgium

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Below is a list of best universities in Belgium ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 10.7M citations received by 345K academic papers made by 16 universities in Belgium was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Catholic University of Leuven

For Medicine

#9 in Europe
#47 in the World
Enrollment
62,693
Founded
1425

2. Ghent University

For Medicine

#61 in Europe
#179 in the World
Enrollment
41,669
Founded
1817

3. University of Liege

For Medicine

#62 in Europe
#187 in the World
Enrollment
25,421
Founded
1817

5. Free University of Brussels

For Medicine

#108 in Europe
#306 in the World
Enrollment
31,606
Founded
1834

7. Free University of Brussels - VUB

For Medicine

#149 in Europe
#393 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
11,101
Founded
1970

8. Institute of Tropical Medicine

For Medicine

#287 in Europe
#818 in the World
Acceptance Rate
22%
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
1906

9. Hasselt University

For Medicine

#352 in Europe
#1057 in the World
Enrollment
3,310
Founded
1973

10. University of Namur

For Medicine

#410 in Europe
#1289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1849

11. University of Mons

For Medicine

#430 in Europe
#1409 in the World
Enrollment
10,000
Founded
2009

The best cities to study Medicine in Belgium based on the number of universities and their ranks are Leuven, Ghent, Liege, and Louvain-la-Neuve.